loudly and fell. Everything was still again. 11. The excellent conditions provided for the experiment contributed greatly to

its success. 12. Her honesty contributed to the general regard for her good sense. 13. His melancholy was comparable with

Bracey's, no doubt contributing to their mutual understanding. 14. The bombing succeeded in neither suppressing the fight-

ing spirit nor in deranging the economic life of the country. 15. Evidently his dreamy fancies had not interfered with either

his spirits or his appetite. 16. The child was healthy and high-spirited, and it was impossible to keep her quiet. 17. He filled

the glass with water and sipped at it cautiously: the taste was terrible. 18. Nobody could deny she had taste, though

sometimes a little bizarre. ' > 19.1 can apologize again for my ill taste in what I said. 20. Bill wondered whether he would

ever taste fresh oranges again. 21. If you don't scrape the dust away, everything you eat will taste of it. 22. Some books are to

be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. 23. Her fine figure and tasteful clothes always

attracted attention. 24. She sipped at the tea, tasteless, unrefreshing.

3. Paraphrase the following sentences using your active vocabulary:

A.

1. The Browns were glad to drop in of an evening for a cocktail and a chat. 2. He chuckled at the thought of how

successfully they had deceived the people who were fond of spreading rumours in the small colony. 3. Ann made Tom do whatever

she wished him to do. 4. It's time he ended his speech. 5. She hates taking the skin off potatoes. 6. Put the towel round your

shoulders or you'll burn and your skin will come off. 7. The silly boy is always getting into trouble. 8. Clean the soles of your shoes

thoroughly before you go into the cottage. 9. It took the boys much time and effort to collect the money they needed. 10. He is a

young man who is regular in his life and work. He turned out to be an industrious worker. 12. He was not bad-looking and had a

good regular job. 13. The table was shaky, as one of its legs was broken. 14. The rain is pouring constantly down all the time

B.

1. After he had finished packing, the room was in a state of disorder. 2. But for your carelessness you would not have got

into trouble. 3. But even he must have known that he had done the job badly. 4. There is a slight break in the vase. 5. He's fond of

making jokes. 6. Poor as they were the workers were ready to give money to their common cause. 7. He regularly writes poems for

our newspaper. 8. He came to lunch in a particularly jolly mood. 9. He did the job with such energy that he accomplished a shining

success. 10. After supper everyone was in a better mood. 11. When he is ill, he does not touch food for days. 12. The soup has a

flavour of onions. 13. It is impossible to explain why different people like different things. 14. What do you know of his likings or

dislikings? 15. After our quarrel even my favourite dish seemed unsavoury.